10 Difficult Modern Operas

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	"The Daddy of difficult modern operas, still the best performance.  And you get Lulu, too."

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	"The Daddy of difficult composers.  Play it like Brahms, said Solti."

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	"Dramatic (incest, murder, self-immolation), moving and a great performance of the title role"

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	"Not much action: even fewer jokes!  But wonderful music that roars and glitters, dances and holds its breath"

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	"Not Britten's most popular opera, but a moving tribute to his lifetime lover.  Better than the movie"

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	"A great anti-war opera, premiered within days of Britten's War Requiem"

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	"Tough? Yes. Dramatic? Yes. Beautiful? Definitely.  A masterpiece? Without doubt."

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	"A German composer seduced by Mediterranean warmth and colour"

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	"Not as good as The Tempest, but that's not recorded yet.  And where else do you find (sung?) oral sex in an opera?"

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	"Typical Tan Dun - a wonderfully eclectic mix of styles.  If you like Crouching Tiger's music, you'll like this."